Titel: | The Association Between Social Networking Sites and Alcohol Abuse Among Belgian Adolescents : The Role of Attitudes and Social Norms; The Role of Attitudes and Social Norms |
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Beteiligte: | , |
In: | Journal of Media Psychology, 30, 2018, 4, S. 207-216 |
veröffentlicht: |
Hogrefe Publishing Group
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Umfang: | 207-216 |
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ISSN: |
1864-1105
2151-2388 |
DOI: | 10.1027/1864-1105/a000196 |
veröffentlicht in: | Journal of Media Psychology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Schlagwörter: | |
Kollektion: | Hogrefe Publishing Group (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Abstract. Both consuming alcohol and using social networking sites (SNS) are popular pastimes among adolescents. The current cross-sectional study (N = 3,133) aims to explore the relation between being exposed to and displaying alcohol-related content on SNS with alcohol abuse among adolescents aged 16–20 years. First, the results support that displaying alcohol-related content on SNS is more strongly associated with alcohol abuse than exposure to this kind of content. Furthermore, the associations of both exposure to and displaying alcohol-related content on SNS with alcohol abuse are mediated through perceived social norms of friends and attitudes toward excessive alcohol consumption. Yet, whereas alcohol-related attitudes and social norms seemed to be equally important mediators in the relation between exposure to alcohol-related content on SNS and alcohol abuse, the association between displaying alcohol-related content on SNS and alcohol abuse seemed to be mediated predominantly through a change in alcohol-related attitudes. Overall, this study sheds more light on the complex relations between SNS use and risky drinking behavior among adolescents. </jats:p> |